{"id":2985,"date":"2018-12-19T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T02:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2018-12-19T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T03:51:20","slug":"scotland-memorable-mentorship-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/2018\/12\/19\/scotland-memorable-mentorship-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"[Scotland] Memorable mentorship experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><div class=\"column one\"><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"> [Scotland] Memorable mentorship experience<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-195x146.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-1-640x480.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-195x146.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sikki-Yan-2-640x480.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have benefitted significantly from my mentor, Professor Sally Stewart, who is highly knowledgeable, charming and caring. The opportunity of spending a weekend with her in Stirling Castle and paying\u00a0a home visit to her and other professors inspired me to a great extent. Professor Stewart not only shared interesting Scottish anecdotes, which actually relieved my homesickness, but provided profound insights related to my major as well as my career. The mentorship relationship played a memorable and important role during my exchange and equipped me with great caring and support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(First photo) &#8220;In Professor Stewart&#8217;s library, after a nice and lovely afternoon tea. During a visit to my mentor\u2019s home, which was a memorable experience, I met several HKU professors (in the photo is Dr Richard Stanley-Baker, Honorary Associate Professor of the Department of Fine Arts) and gaining insights from talking to them. I enjoyed very much the fantastic oysters, splendid Japanese Garden, and amazing night talks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Second Photo) &#8220;In Stirling Castle where I met my mentor for the first time. We spent a great afternoon together reviewing the history of the UK and I was also grateful for her advice about my studies, career and life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mentor in Scotland: Professor Sally Stewart<br \/>\nOutgoing Exchange Mentee (2018-19): Sikki Yan (BEcon&amp;Fin Year 2)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI have benefitted significantly from my mentor, Professor Sally Stewart, who is highly knowledgeable, charming and caring. The opportunity of spending a weekend with her in Stirling Castle and paying\u00a0a home visit to her and other professors inspired me to a great extent. 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